Gillian Creese, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Intersections of gender sexuality racialization and class Processes of immigration and settlement in Canada Gender racialization work and trade unions

Latest papers

"He was Threatened and Told to Cooperate": Immigrant Worker Experiences with the Workers' Compensation System in the Canadian Context.
Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Promoting the Transition to Postsecondary Education for African Refugee Youth in Canadian Schools
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$31,914
Promoting the Transition to Postsecondary Education for African Refugee Youth in Canadian Schools
SSHRC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$208,136
Growing up African-Canadian in Metro Vancouver child migrants negotiate adulthood
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$69,570

All 7 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

"He was Threatened and Told to Cooperate": Immigrant Worker Experiences with the Workers' Compensation System in the Canadian Context.

Senthanar S, Ahmadi B, Creese G, Marino S, McLeod CB, Koehoorn M

Journal of occupational rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10926-025-10307-1 PMID: 40624384

Promoting the Transition to Postsecondary Education for African Refugee Youth in Canadian Schools

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wilson-Forsberg, Stacey C.

Keywords: African refugee youth; postsecondary education; educational aspirations; career guidance; schooling of black students; resilience; anti-oppression

$31,914

Promoting the Transition to Postsecondary Education for African Refugee Youth in Canadian Schools

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wilson-Forsberg, Stacey C.

Keywords: African refugee youth; postsecondary education; educational aspirations; career guidance; schooling of black students; resilience; anti-oppression

$208,136

Growing up African-Canadian in Metro Vancouver child migrants negotiate adulthood

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Creese, Gillian L.

Keywords: migration; racialization; identity; African-Canadians; African Diaspora; gender; sexuality; social class; 1.5 and 2nd generation

$69,570

African immigrant women in Vancouver

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Creese, Gillian L.

Keywords: immigration and settlement; immigrant women; articulations of gender; race and class; transnational identity formation

$68,029

Restructuring work and labour in the new economy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2002INE Research Alliances

Principal investigators: Pupo, Norene J.

Keywords: economic restructuring; workplace organization; social policy; unions and politics; labour market structure; vocational education and training

$900,000

Immigrant women making place in Canadian cities: transdisciplinary approaches to understanding their social networks

Co-investigatorSSHRC2000Women and Change

Principal investigators: Rose, Damaris

Keywords: women; gender; immigrants; social networks; social integration; neighbourhoods; locality; transnationalism

$28,062

Proposal for a SFU-UBC joint centre of excellence for the study of immigration and integration

Co-investigatorSSHRC1996Immigration and the Metropolis

$1,386,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Sociology
School of Population and Public Health
Health Sciences

Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Sonja Senthanar

Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Mieke Koehoorn

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Intersections of gender Dear Professor Creese, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper ""He was Threatened and Told to Cooperate": Immigrant Worker Experiences with the Workers' Compensation System in the Canadian Context." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]